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18 Cards in this Set
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Bullying |
A prédominant thème. -John rates bullies mercilessly to keep power -Jan and mark recount with relish what they did to Adam when they be lived he died falling through a grille. -psychological bullying + physical abuse of Adam. ↓ Echoes teenages fiction (treatment of subject in 'Lord of the flies) -phil's callous de regard for le a h's feelings. (Ignoring leah when she is obviously looking for assurance and security) tantamount to bullying. -bullying clearly has consequences ↓ John tates referenced as 'having lost it' and 'found god'. ↓ Danny and brain used cynically by Phil to help cover-up and are damaged |
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Gangs |
A group of criminal ↓ In DNA, Close knit nature and the power struggle within the group, is similar to a gang. ↓ The attempt of John tates' to ban the word 'death' ↓ Overthrow of leadership by Richard. ↓ Contribution of Phil after ignoring his long suffering girl friend, leah's tirade. ↓ Female role ↓ Ultimately, in the end , Cathy takes on the role of gang leader. |
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Responsibility |
The state of having a duty to deal with something or of having control over someone ↓ DNA makes the audience question ultimately who is responsible for the callous behaviour of the group towards Adam. ↓ Jan and mark consistently refers to 'laughing in stitches' as they recount Adam's desperately sad attempt to be accepted by the group. ↓ Shock and guilt is present when leah accuses Phil, 'you are not human' ↓ Phil states 'I am in charge. Everyone is happier. What's more important? One person or everyone?" - 'shared burden', a device to keep member quiet ↓ Adam's résurrection ↓ Cold blooded murder, not accidental manslaughter.
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Adam |
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Phil |
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Leah |
-a typical teenager - neurotic, erratic, sporadic - seeks for attention/ security from Phil, but ignored.
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Mark and jan |
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John tates |
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Cathy |
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Danny |
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Brain |
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dystopian fiction( an inverse society working against the protagonist) |
John tates and Phil are representing a dystopian government, by 1) controlling the gangs and 2) anyone conflicting their opinions are met with violence. |
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Schrodinger's cat |
In DNA, before the confirmation of Adam' s death, Kelly describes the teenagers in extreme confusion and fear. This leaves us in a state of uncertainty. Refer to the famous schrodinger's cat' scenario. Just as before the opening of the box, although we are aware that there is a possibility that the cat can be dead. Unless we open it, we will never know for sure if the cat is actually alive or dead. The state of confusion and uncertainty is similar. |
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Teenage fiction |
-usually isolated group of teenagers when learn to apply their own rules to a world without adults. About learning to survive, learning the rules of society in order to become an adult. In most cases, death is the ultimate sin/crime in order to establish boundaries which can't be crossed in society |
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Collectism |
Prioritising the needs of society over the need of individual |
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Pavlov's dog( behavioural conditoning) |
In DNA, society has conditioned young people into the way they act |
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Tragedy |
In tragedy, the characters have the chance to fix something, but cannot do it in time . |
With jesus(adam's)' s resurrection |
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Jesus' s resurrection |
Jesus resurrected in order to rid the sins of the people who had punished ( links to Adam through imagery of his return as a way of Adam suggesting the ridding of sins of those in the group) |
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